Qatar Fuel to launch new gas pump model to ease station build-up

State-owned Qatar Fuel (Woqod) will introduce a new type of gas dispensing machine that allows a vehicle to refuel regardless of its tank’s location, reported Doha News.

Since most vehicles in Qatar have the tank on the left side, the left bay of gas stations is usually congested while lines are shorter for vehicles with tanks on the right side.

The new pumps, which have hoses on top and already being used in other countries, promise to declog traffic at gas stations, reported menafn.com.

To further solve station congestion, Woqod is also planning to introduce an e-payment system called ‘Fill and Go’ by the end of the year, disclosed chairman Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.

The automatic payment will link the vehicle plate number and the owner’s mobile number allowing consumers monitor purchase and manage spending.

Woqod also plans to open more gasoline stations to meet the growing demand. Forty stations were set to be opened by middle of 2015 and 150 stations by 2022.